HP Integrity Virtual Machines Release Notes Version A.03.50

4 Installing Guests
This chapter describes notes pertaining to installing guest software on the virtual machines.
4.1 Windows Guests
The following sections contain the release notes specific to installing Windows guests.
4.1.1 Removing Media During Installation Hangs Guest
If you begin the installation of the Windows operating system and then eject the media from the
virtual console, the guest hangs. To recover from the problem, restart the guest from the virtual
console.
4.1.2 Network Driver for Some Windows Guests Not Behaving Correctly
The network driver for some Windows guests is not behaving correctly if the network device is
configured at PCI bus 0, device 3, function 1, because of an interaction with the console device
at PCI bus 0, device 3, function 0. To avoid this issue, do not specify PCI bus 0, device 3 as an
address when adding network devices to a Windows virtual machine.
There is no issue if hpvmcreate or hpvmmodify automatically assign PCI addresses. This
problem can be corrected by removing any network devices at PCI bus 0, device 3 and adding
them at any other free PCI address.
4.1.3 Virtual DVD Misconfiguration can Lead to Windows Slow Down
Windows 2003 Server constantly polls the status of a DVD. If you configure the virtual DVD
incorrectly, such as inserting a blank DVD as a backing store, the virtual DVD disappears from
the Guest. However, the Windows 2003 Server Guest continues to scan for the DVD to come
back. This scanning activity can cause a slow down in Windows performance. Bad DVD
configurations are reported in the /var/opt/hpvm/common/hpvm_mon_log, like the following:
9 ScsiDiskOpen: block open failed dev=1f000000 cdev=bc000000 errno=16
9 DVD dev 0xbc000000 may be empty
You can correct this error by first placing the virtual DVD into ejection state (vMP> ej) and then
replacing the media in the VM Host CD or DVD drive with a readable disc.
4.1.4 HP Insight Manager Automatic Server Recovery Does Not Work
On Windows guests, the HP Insight Manager product supports Automatic Server Recovery: if
a system does not send out a heartbeat within a specified interval, a user-specified action takes
place (for example, automatic reboot). Integrity VM takes no action if a heartbeat is not detected;
instead, a message is logged on the console and the VM Host System Event Log. You should
monitor these log files and manually perform the reboot if the guest does not respond.
4.1.5 PalHalLight RegEdit Patch Should Not be Installed
Do not install the PalHalLightRegEdit patch, and if you have already installed it, remove it from
Integrity VM Windows 2003 guests. To remove the PalHalLightRegEdit patch, go to
Add/Remove Programs and remove the PalHalLightRegEdit component. You must reboot
the system for the change to take effect.
4.1.6 Installing Windows with Virtual NullDVD is Not Recommended
To use a Virtual NullDVD as installation media, define the device as a file or as the physical
drive. For example, use one of the following commands:
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